15-11-2021 MCQs Test

1. Consider the following statements about the Retail Direct Scheme:

1. Retail investors will have the facility to open and maintain the ‘Retail Direct Gilt Account’ (RDG Account) with the SBI.
2. Retail Investor invests in Government securities (G-secs) directly.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

2. What is Government Security (G-Sec)?

3. Consider the following statements:

1. A current account deficit occurs when the total value of goods and services a country imports exceeds the total value of goods and services it exports.
2. The balance of exports and imports of goods is referred to as the trade balance.
3. Trade Balance is a part of ‘Current Account Balance’.

Which of the above statements are correct?

4. What is Continental Drift Theory?

1. It deals with the distribution of the oceans and the continents.
2. All the continents formed a single continental mass- Pangea and mega ocean- Panthalassa surrounded it.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

5. Consider the following statements:

1. Article 293(3) requires states to obtain the Centre’s consent in order to borrow in case the state is indebted to the Centre over a previous loan.
2. This consent can also be granted subject to certain conditions by virtue of Article 293(4).

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

6. 2022 edition of the Conference of Parties, or the 27th COP, will take place at:

7. Consider the following statements about the Delhi Declaration on Afghanistan:

1. The summit was attended by eight nations including Iran and Russia.
2. This is the third meeting of the Regional Security Dialogue.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

8. Consider the following statements about the Kashi corridor project:

1. The project connects the Kashi temple with the ghats of the Ganga, with a paved walkway around 320 metres long and 20 metres wide.
2. It will also have facilities for a museum, library, a facilitation centre for pilgrims and a Mumuksha Bhawan.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

9. Consider the following statements :

1. NASA launched the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) in 2018 with the hopes of discovering an exoplanet.
2. TESS is the next phase in the hunt for life-supporting planets outside of our solar system.
3. The mission will look for exoplanets that obscure some of the light from their home stars on a regular basis, a phenomenon known as transits.

Which of the above statements are correct?

10. Consider the following statements :

1. The Zika virus, West Nile virus, and Yellow Fever are all diseases spread by mosquitoes.
2. Cholera is a severe diarrheal disease caused by the Vibrio cholerae bacterium infecting the bowel.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?